The Border Collie: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by Mary R. Burch

Overview

Not an AKC-recognized breed, but beloved as one of the most intelligent dogs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876054925
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/01/1996
Series:	Happy Healthy Pet , #26
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	720,565
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

MARY R. BURCH, Ph.D. is the editor of the Therapy Dogs International newsletter. Her writing on therapy dogs has appeared in US News and World Report, Newsweek and Reader's Digest. Most recently, she is the author of the Howell book Volunteering with Your Pet.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Welcome to the World of the Border Collie.

1. What Is a Border Collie?

2. The Border Collie's Ancestry.

3. The World According to the Border Collie.

PART TWO: Living with a Border Collie.

4. Bringing Your Border Collie Home.

5. Feeding Your Border Collie.

6. Grooming Your Border Collie.

7. Keeping Your Border Collie Healthy.

PART THREE: Enjoying Your Dog.

8. Basic Training (Ian Dunbar, Ph.D., MRCVS).

9. Getting Active with Your Dog (Bardi McLennan).

10. Your Dog and Your Family (Bardi McLennan).

11. Your Dog and Your Community (Bardi McLennan).

PART FOUR: Beyond the Basics.

12. Recommended Reading.

13. Resources.